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Dynamic morphology of the cardiac ventricle
1Research Institute for Tuberculosis, Leprosy and Cancer, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
Analytical and Quantitative Cytology and Histology
|November 24, 1999
Abstract
Objective:
To describe the outline of the ventricular wall on the basis of physiologic data.
Study Design:
Applying the finite deformation theory, we introduced equilibrium equations to obtain the stress-strain relationship of canine myocardial fibers. This was then applied to drawing the shape of the ventricular wall by the finite element method.
Results:
The outlines of the ventricle wall corresponded to those seen on an echocardiogram.
Conclusion:
Our method is applicable to the present purpose.